Wolfsburg Vs Stuttgart
Wolfsburg Vs Stuttgart Sunday 20th December 2020 – 17:00 (kick-off)
German Bundesliga
Pick: Wolfsburg Win & Both To Score
Odds: 14/5
Bookmaker: BetVictor
(All betting odds correct at time of writing: 17th December 2020)
Preview: The final competitive fixture before the winter break for these teams is an important one, with both Wolfsburg and Stuttgart keen to sign off for the year on a winning note inside Volkswagen Arena having put together impressive respective campaigns until now.
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Wolfsburg – Fifth successive home win can ease midweek frustration?
The Wolves (W5 D6 L1) surrendered their 12-game unbeaten start last time but could have few regrets about their bold showing inside Allianz Arena. Only for some ruthless finishing from Robert Lewandowski, who struck twice either side of the break, Olivier Glasner’s side may have been on for a famous result. In the end, they were left mulling over a 2-1 defeat to Bayern in a game they led inside 8 minutes.
Despite the obvious disappointment of coming agonisingly close to a memorable result, there were plenty of positives to be had for coach Olivier Glasner. None more so than the chances his team created towards the end when chasing said result, denied by some excellent stops from Manuel Neuer. The German number one somehow preventing Wout Weghorst from scoring for the sixth Bundesliga game running.
Helping to ease the blow sustained in midweek is a return to their beloved Volkswagen Arena. Wolfsburg are yet to lose here this season, registering four consecutive wins over Bielefeld, Frankfurt, Hoffenheim and Werder Bremen since opening with successive goalless stalemates. The latter coming in an eight-goal thriller, with neither of those successes seeing the hosts retain their clean sheet.
Stuttgart – Swabians unlikely to be denied a goal?
Having confidently dispatched Borussia Dortmund 5-1 at Signal Iduna Park in their previous league encounter, perhaps it was inevitable that Stuttgart (W4 D6 L2) would struggle to scale those same heights next time out. Facing this season’s surprise package was never doing to be straightforward though, and so it proved, with only the late intervention of Sasa Kalajdzic preventing a third Bundesliga loss of the season.
The Swabians found themselves two goals behind approach the closing moments of Wednesday’s contest with Union Berlin inside the Mercedes-Benz Arena. However, a brace inside the final five minutes from their rangy Austrian forward saw them snatch a deserved point from a game that, upon reflection, they probably feel they should have won based on the chances both teams created: xG STU 2.27 – 0.66 UNI.
That point could prove useful, though, as the season wears on. It also brought their tally through 12 games to 18 points – the last time they had more after this many games was the season of their last title triumph, when they had 24 in 2006/07. They are also unbeaten on the road so far, netting a new club-record 17 goals from six away matches to boast the Bundesliga’s second-best away record (W4 D2, GF17 GA7).
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The Volkswagen Arena is perhaps the last place Stuttgart want to be playing before heading off for their winter respite. The Swabians have made a tremendous start to life back in Germany’s top tier having lost two games all season, neither of which came on the road. However their record away to Wolfsburg is abysmal, failing to win away in the Bundesliga against the Wolves in their previous twelve attempts (D2 L10).
Wolfsburg vs Stuttgart – Key Facts:
- Beaten for the first time in the Bundesliga all season in midweek, Wolfsburg are still to lose at home (W4 D2) having won each of the last four despite conceding in all four.
- With the second-best away record in the Bundesliga (W4 D2), Stuttgart are looking to add to their 17 away goals having netted at least twice in five of six away games so far.
- History favours the hosts meanwhile, with Wolfsburg not losing a home Bundesliga meeting with Stuttgart for more than 15 years (W10 D2 thereafter).
On top of them possessing a formidable record in this fixture, it is pertinent that Wolfsburg have collected the majority of their points so far (14 of 21) from home games – recording four consecutive home victories, all without a clean sheet, since opening with successive goalless draws. Moreover, Stuttgart have found the net in all six away matches, so there is every prospect of another high scoring encounter in Lower Saxony.
Best Betting Odds – Wolfsburg Vs Stuttgart
Wolfsburg – 13/10 (Betway)
Draw – 11/4 (BetVictor)
Stuttgart – 2/1 (Betfair)
